SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Youtube Direct
Firefox extension·by Ali
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Youtube Direct's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
35%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Games Entertainment
13%of games entertainment extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 8,778 games entertainment extensions
Findings
9
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
7
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
1
median 4vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 9 distinct issues across 6 severities
9
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical111%
High333%
Needs Review00%
Medium444%
Low111%
Info00%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 7 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 7 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Observe web requests
Can monitor all network requests made by the browser
High
Block and modify web requests
Can intercept, block, or modify any network request before it completes
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Info
*://*/*
No additional information available.
Info
*://*.youtube.com/*
No additional information available.
Info
*://*.youtube-nocookie.com/*
No additional information available.
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 25, 2026
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